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Zhengfei Yan is pioneering the next frontier of autonomous exploration—the hidden, non-exposed spaces beneath our feet and beyond our world. His research centers on multi-robot systems and multimodal perception for mapping unknown, GPS-denied environments, from disaster-stricken rubble to planetary subsurface voids like lunar lava tubes and Martian caves. Yan’s major contributions include the development of the LuoJia-Explorer system, which leverages collaborative unmanned platforms with multimodal LiDAR sensors to overcome the inefficiencies of single-robot exploration. His most-cited work, "Intelligent multi-robot exploration in non-exposed spaces: methods and challenges" (2025), has already garnered 5 citations, laying a critical foundation for future missions in extreme terrain. By tackling the core challenges of limited perception and complex terrain, Yan is enabling safer, more efficient operations in the most inaccessible places on Earth and in space. His work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of autonomous exploration, robotics, and planetary science.
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- 2Collaborative Exploration and Mapping with Multimodal LiDAR Sensors3 citations · 2023